civil war

英 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔː(r)]

美 [ˌsɪvl ˈwɔːr]

n.  内战; 美国内战，美国南北战争(1861–1865)

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牛津词典

noun

• 内战
  a war between groups of people in the same country
  1. the Spanish Civil War
     西班牙内战
  2. 30 years of bitter civil war
     30年惨烈的内战
• 美国内战，美国南北战争（1861–1865）
  the war fought in the US between the northern and the southern states in the years 1861 to 1865

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 内战
  Acivil waris a war which is fought between different groups of people who live in the same country.
  1. ...the Spanish Civil War.
     西班牙内战

英英释义

noun

• a war between factions in the same country

双语例句

• He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war
  他已经发出了警告，国家内部严重的不和可能会引发内战。
• They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war
  他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
• Civil war could come if the country breaks up
  如果国家分裂就会爆发内战。
• Her family was given safe conduct to Britain when civil war broke out.
  内战爆发时，她全家获得了前往英国的安全通行许可。
• For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.
  20年来，这个国家一直被内战外侵所蹂躏。
• We cannot take sides in a civil war
  内战中我们不能支持任何一方。
• The Catalans declared for Charles and a civil war erupted in Valencia and Aragon
  加泰罗尼亚人宣布支持查理，于是一场内战在巴伦西亚和阿拉贡两地爆发。
• The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region
  那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.
  他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• Civil war and famine sent the nation plunging into anarchy.
  内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。